Dentists calling themselves Doctors

[dowie]

I'd consider this sort of thing to be far worse than a dentist sticking 'Dr' on his brass plaque and business cards:

 

[Nitefly]

I can't believe the extent to which people on here are doubting the medical knowledge of dentists... Ask a consultant orthopaedic surgeon about the psychiatry of a patient and they wouldn't have a clue.

My wife used to work in Dental Services for the NHS. Everyone in her department (who oversaw licences, criminal record checks and NHS contracts) made a point of addressing all dentists as Mr. X.

Some of them would try and insist on being called Dr. X at which point it would be pointed out that they didn't have a PhD or a medical degree and as such were not Doctors.

Technically a dentist who calls himself Dr. may be committing a criminal offence. If their intention is to make people think they are a Doctor then they are.

:/